Employment Specialist

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Gloucestershire seeks Employment Specialists to support individuals facing barriers to employment. Candidates should have experience building partnerships with stakeholders and possess excellent communication skills. This role offers flexible working opportunities, a supportive environment, and career development benefits.

Benefits

25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Career development opportunities

Employee discount scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in building strong partnerships with stakeholders and employers.
• Ideally knowledgeable about employment policies and welfare services.
• Must be customer-focused and enthusiastic.

Responsibilities

• Support participants into paid employment.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships across a wide range of partners.
• Contribute to maximising independence of people in the community.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Partnership building

Customer-focused

Education

Experience working with individuals facing health-related barriers

Job description

Overview

• Job Title: Employment Specialist
• Job Location: Employment and Skills Hub
• Salary: £30,024-£32,597 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 22/10/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 12208
• This post is not open to job share

About The Team And The Role

Gloucestershire Employment and Skills Hub offers a one-stop source of information, advice, guidance and support around employment and skills. Working with a range of partners and employers in localities across Gloucestershire the Hub delivers 1:1 support through a number of programmes for people with barriers to sustaining or retaining work, as well as advice and signposting for any resident looking for help.

We are seeking several dedicated Employment Specialists to join our Connect to Work provision, supporting participants into paid employment. We welcome applicants with experience, skills, or lived experience of working with individuals who face health-related barriers, including (but not limited to) mental health conditions, autism, veterans, and ex-offenders.

You will be part of a team that is vibrant and diverse, so a passion for inclusive employment will be essential. This is an exciting role, and your opportunity to have a substantial influence on the shape and delivery of the participant journey.

About You

You will bring experience in building strong partnerships with both stakeholders and employers. Your excellent communication skills will enable you to develop and maintain effective relationships across a wide range of partners — including other GCC teams, welfare-to-work providers, and employers — with the goal of enhancing skills, expanding knowledge, and increasing employment opportunities for participants.

Experience of working with a fidelity model e.g.: supported employment (SEQF) or Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is desirable but not essential as full training will be given. You must be customer focussed and ideally have knowledge of employment policies, procedures and welfare services; including the ability to develop your understanding of local labour-market demographics; enabling you to work with local employers to match their needs to the abilities of individuals.

If you meet the criteria and are enthusiastic, self-motivated and able to build effective relationships, then apply today. This is a fantastic opportunity to positively contribute to maximising independence of people in the community; through offering guidance and support.

We offer a supportive, well-established team environment and regular ongoing training and supervision.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

How To Apply

If you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please email [e-mail]

Closing date: Wednesday 22nd October

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview on Thursday 30th October.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Job Profile - Employment Specialist

This Position is subject to a DBS check.

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.